Object Title

Matchlock musket (toradar)

Matchlock musket (toradar)

Date

1771-1799

Object Number

XXVIF.144

Provenance

Transferred from the Rotunda Museum of Artillery, 1979, nos 17/12, MA2373.

Physical Description

The trigger and serpentine are missing. The stock is inlaid in ivory at the rear of the breech, and is broken. The pattern-welded barrel is decorated in coarse koftgari at the breech and muzzle.

Dimensions

Dimensions: overall length: 175cm (69.1in), barrel length: 1320 mm (50in) Weight: The gun weighs 4.45 kg.

Calibre

1.6cm (0.6in)

Inscriptions and Marks

None.

Associations

Places India, Oudh

Bibliographic References

J.H. Lefroy, Official Catalogue of the Museum of Artillery in the Rotunda Woolwich, London, 1864, p. 141, MA 2373.

Official Catalogue of the Museum of Artillery in the Rotunda, Woolwich, London, 1906, p. 151, no. 17/12.

Catalogue of the Museum of Artillery in the Rotunda at Woolwich, London, 1963, part 2, p. 61, no. 17/12.